Tooling

Workholding

Palmgren Vise Enables Multiangle Positioning

The 4" Multi-Positioning Ball Bench Vise can be clamped at any point due to the side locking lever.

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Milling Tools

Picking the Right End Mill

Kennametal global product manager Katie Myers explains how cutting tool features can impact machining strategies for different materials.

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Tooling

Platinum Live Tooling Supports Range of Applications

All Base Mount Tooling is supplied with Heimatec’s U-Tec changing system, which is said to provide flexibility to standard ER collet systems.

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Milling Tools

Tungaloy Milling Tool Provides Enhanced Edge Strength

The MillQuadFeed cutting tool features a specialized insert geometry that is said to reduce cutting resistance by up to 20%, enhancing machining efficiency.

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Medical

Forkardt Hardinge Swiss Workholding Provides Reliable, Consistent Performance

The company’s Swiss collets are designed to securely hold parts without marring surfaces, minimizing vibration to ensure smoother machining, enhanced accuracy and extended tool life.

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Cutting Tools

Inside the Process of Cutting Tool Recycling

Global Tungsten & Powders, part of the Ceratizit Group, sheds light on the processing steps that convert a shop’s used inserts into new tools and other applications.

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Cutting Tools

Indexable Drill Heads Double Profitability

Moving to a robust line of indexable drills enabled this shop to dramatically alter the manufacturing process for a problem part, doubling its profitability.

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Toolholders

Sandvik Coromant Toolholding System Provides Rapid Tool Changes

QS Micro features quick and easy tool changes with a high degree of modularity and is well suited for small-part machining operations.

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Milling Tools

Simtek Milling Tool Features Monoblock Performance Features

The SimMill 9W4 tool milling system is designed to work precisely and stably under difficult conditions, such as in limited space with long overhang lengths.

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Cutting Tools

Monaghan Hobbing Tool Addresses Wide Range of Applications

Vergnano hobs feature a variety of configurations, including bore-type, shank-type, tandem, double-cutting, skiving hobs and multi-gash hobs.

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